Need Help Building a Stable PC

omega1368 · 07-02-2009, 03:15 PM

Hi im looking for some advice on what hardware i should get to build a stable pc for gaming and 3D modeling, i would like it to have windows vista inistalled on it. Im a university student so my budget is a bit limited, im aiming for a £500. With the new games coming out such as Diablo 3 , battlefiled 1943 im going to be needing 4 gb min ram, 512 min graphics card and a fairly fast CPU. I have build a Desktop before but I have failed to get matching hardware. I have a Nvidia graphics card in the past and i have had bad experiences with it, i would like to get a Ati card this time. If anyone knows a good set of hardware that will match each other ( so there not bottle necking ) please reply and let me know.

Thank you.

Yanko693 · 07-02-2009, 03:57 PM

so thats roughly 800 usd? if so here is a build i'm about to make that should do fine.
this board and cpu combo has massive OC potential

Gigabyte EP45-UD3P
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128358

Intel E8400
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115037

Corsair 750TX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139006

XFX HD 4870
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150394

Patriot Extreme ddr2 1066 (2x2gb)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820220397

and hdd and case are just your preference

Comes to $641.54 or 392.478 GBP So you have ~200usd for a case and hdd

you can't go wrong with

Antec 902
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129058

WD Caviar 320gb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136098

and for an OS just get the Windows 7 RC and preorder the upgrade.

omega1368 · 07-02-2009, 04:52 PM

thats a nice system thanks for your reply, is the 6 or 8 mb cache on the cpu gonna make that much diffrance?

Yanko693 · 07-02-2009, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by omega1368

thats a nice system thanks for your reply, is the 6 or 8 mb cache on the cpu gonna make that much diffrance?

not really noticable unless you do hardcore rendering, modeling, video editing etc. in those cases you would just go to the i7 anyway.

omega1368 · 07-02-2009, 06:04 PM

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.00GHz (1333FSB) - Retail
£126

Gigabyte GA-X48-DS5 Intel X48 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
£99

XFX ATI Radeon HD 4870 XXX 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
£113

OCZ Gold Edition 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 Dual Channel (OCZ2G10664GK)
£41

Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD3200AAKS)
£35

Antec 902 Nine Hundred Two Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU)
£94

Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK)
£71

£600 including VAT and Delivery.

Have look at this spec and let me know if this will work. I want the computer to last atleast for a 2 to 3 years before upgrading. Thanks for you help

Yanko693 · 07-02-2009, 06:15 PM

that should do it. happy building

**bomberboysk** · 07-02-2009, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by omega1368

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.00GHz (1333FSB) - Retail
£126

Gigabyte GA-X48-DS5 Intel X48 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
£99

XFX ATI Radeon HD 4870 XXX 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
£113

OCZ Gold Edition 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 Dual Channel (OCZ2G10664GK)
£41

Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD3200AAKS)
£35

Antec 902 Nine Hundred Two Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU)
£94

Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK)
£71

£600 including VAT and Delivery.

Have look at this spec and let me know if this will work. I want the computer to last atleast for a 2 to 3 years before upgrading. Thanks for you help

I would personally go am3, and not even think about intel socket 775 as it is end of life, and no new cpu releases on that platform, so be warned that in the future, if you get socket 775 then you will need a new mobo and cpu when you upgrade. Id go for something like this:

Mobo:
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/158608
CPU:
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/159071
Memory:
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/166463

Triple core>Dual core, same price, and DDR3, with a crossfire capable motherboard too

Yanko693 · 07-02-2009, 06:25 PM

i'm not an amd fan so sometimes i forget to mention their existence

ha

omega1368 · 07-02-2009, 06:52 PM

Should i go for the Intel Due CPU or the Intel Quad Core , they have the same price but Quad core is newer than the other. Can someone tell me which one will be more reliable and faster thanks. Also does this spec support 8 mb ram?

**bomberboysk** · 07-02-2009, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by omega1368

Should i go for the Intel Due CPU or the Intel Quad Core , they have the same price but Quad core is newer than the other. Can someone tell me which one will be more reliable and faster thanks. Also does this spec support 8 mb ram?

Tbh, i would either go phenom II AMD or core i7 intel, socket 775 is basically end of life, what you see is what you get. No new cpu's will be released for socket 775.

07-02-2009, 03:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
omega1368 New Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 6	Need Help Building a Stable PC Hi im looking for some advice on what hardware i should get to build a stable pc for gaming and 3D modeling, i would like it to have windows vista inistalled on it. Im a university student so my budget is a bit limited, im aiming for a £500. With the new games coming out such as Diablo 3 , battlefiled 1943 im going to be needing 4 gb min ram, 512 min graphics card and a fairly fast CPU. I have build a Desktop before but I have failed to get matching hardware. I have a Nvidia graphics card in the past and i have had bad experiences with it, i would like to get a Ati card this time. If anyone knows a good set of hardware that will match each other ( so there not bottle necking ) please reply and let me know. Thank you.

07-02-2009, 03:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
Yanko693 Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NE OH Posts: 57	so thats roughly 800 usd? if so here is a build i'm about to make that should do fine. this board and cpu combo has massive OC potential Gigabyte EP45-UD3P http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128358 Intel E8400 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115037 Corsair 750TX http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139006 XFX HD 4870 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150394 Patriot Extreme ddr2 1066 (2x2gb) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820220397 and hdd and case are just your preference Comes to $641.54 or 392.478 GBP So you have ~200usd for a case and hdd you can't go wrong with Antec 902 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129058 WD Caviar 320gb http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136098 and for an OS just get the Windows 7 RC and preorder the upgrade. Last edited by Yanko693; 07-02-2009 at 04:05 PM.

07-02-2009, 04:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
omega1368 New Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 6	great thats a nice system thanks for your reply, is the 6 or 8 mb cache on the cpu gonna make that much diffrance?

07-02-2009, 06:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
omega1368 New Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 6	current spec Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.00GHz (1333FSB) - Retail £126 Gigabyte GA-X48-DS5 Intel X48 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £99 XFX ATI Radeon HD 4870 XXX 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £113 OCZ Gold Edition 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 Dual Channel (OCZ2G10664GK) £41 Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD3200AAKS) £35 Antec 902 Nine Hundred Two Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £94 Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK) £71 £600 including VAT and Delivery. Have look at this spec and let me know if this will work. I want the computer to last atleast for a 2 to 3 years before upgrading. Thanks for you help

07-02-2009, 06:52 PM	#9 (permalink)
omega1368 New Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 6	Should i go for the Intel Due CPU or the Intel Quad Core , they have the same price but Quad core is newer than the other. Can someone tell me which one will be more reliable and faster thanks. Also does this spec support 8 mb ram? Last edited by omega1368; 07-02-2009 at 06:55 PM.

07-02-2009, 06:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
Yanko693 Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NE OH Posts: 57	that should do it. happy building

07-02-2009, 06:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
Yanko693 Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NE OH Posts: 57	i'm not an amd fan so sometimes i forget to mention their existence ha

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